Casey Affleck is Angel Gabriel in Paradise Lost

September 23, 2011 - By Liam Goodwin

According to Variety Casey Affleck (The Killer Inside Me, upcoming Tower Heist) has joined the cast of Paradise Lost, an action epic inspired by John Milton’s 17th Century poem. The site also mentions Camilla Belle (10,000 BC) has been offered the role of Eve, while Rock of Ages actor Diego Boneta is the frontrunner to play Adam.

Alex Proyas (I, Robot) is directing and the movie follows Michael (Benjamin Walker), an archangel engaged in an epic battle of good and evil with Lucifer (Bradley Cooper), who mounts an army after after he is cast out of heaven. The Angel of Death (Djimon Hounso) turns his back on The Devil to tell God of Lucifer’s defection, and Gods six-winged messenger Gabriel (Casey Affleck) also joins the fight to defeat The Devil.

The movie will be heavy on digital effects, meaning 20 weeks of pre-production are required. Only 8 weeks of actual filming will take place, followed by 72 weeks of post-production. There are said to be three epic battles in the story. One that takes place in Heaven, another in Hell, and a third in Eden. Proyas said he thinks only “an insane person would want to make this movie”, but he’s currently prepping the film in Australia ready for an early 2012 shoot.